Source: University of Missouri
“Proper heifer development is key to a successful cattle herd and profitable operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. As herds rebuild from drought or old cow turnover due to favorable prices,...
Source:Mississippi State University Extension
For a cow-calf operation, good reproductive rates are critical to operational success and profitability. It is generally expected that each breeding-age female in the herd produces a healthy calf each year and successfully raises each calf...
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“It is time to begin preparing for the upcoming breeding season,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. In preparation for the upcoming breeding season, Davis will discuss management strategies to make sure bulls are ready...
Source: South Dakota State University
by: Julie Walker, Professor & SDSU Extension Beef Specialist
Additional Authors: Matthew Diersen
Typically, replacement heifers are bred to calve earlier than mature cows. By conducting early pregnancy diagnosis, producers can make management decisions that impact herd...
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by: Russ Daly, Professor, SDSU Extension Veterinarian, State Public Health Veterinarian
Reproductive success for a cow-calf herd depends on the optimal convergence of many different factors during the breeding season, including bull fertility, cow nutrition, and environmental influences, as well...
Source: University of Minnesota
Quick facts
When you interrupt a cow that is calving, she will prioritize her own life and stop calving.
There are three stages to labor.
Stage 2 of labor begins with the appearance of the water...
Source: University of Illinois
Focus on getting cows bred early in the breeding season.
A tight 60-day calving window can improve the calving experience. If you have a spread out calving season, consider breaking cows into a spring and fall group....
Source: University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Introduction
Research shows that reproduction, or simply weaning a marketable calf, is ten times more important than weaning weights and twenty times more important than carcass traits. Poor reproduction is one of the biggest issues...
Source: Pennsylvania State University
Expected progeny differences (EPDs) have been applied to improve the genetics of beef cattle for almost four decades. Expected progeny differences are predictions of the genetic transmitting ability of a parent to its offspring and are...
Source: University of Missouri
“As cattle producers rebuild their cattle herds, the focus may be to retain heifers as replacements,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Breeding season will soon be upon us, and it is...
